pre-game and football at the Yale Bowl, 1920s

From my grandparents' home movies. We see the pre-game party, some of the game and people walking around the exterior at the end. (I accidently left a frame of Yankee Stadium or the Polo Grounds on at the end.)

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Sports

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• football
• stadium
• 1920s
• yale bowl

[mathscripter]

It's the legendary Yale Bowl in New Haven, CT. The footage is doubtless of The Game (the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving) versus Harvard. The traditional raccoon coats evidence this. Sad that the mighty Elis (having won 15th National Championships) can no longer command capacity crowds. The Yale Bowl is the prototype for all bowls, particularly the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

[lipwak]

Thanks very much. I love to know more about these clips.

[rapiddominace]

It looks like the Yale bowl at times, but it seems to big! Those entrances out front though are definately the Yale bowl, I looked it up on image search.

[lipwak]

I think so too. I'll relabel it and see what people say. Thanks!

[rapiddominace]

Nah , it ain't michigan, the exits are too low...give me some time. I'm a college sports guy, I'll figure it out.

[lipwak]

(As they say in New Orleans) Well alright! Thanks!

[DudleyKelly1923]

Definitely the Yale Bowl. You wouldn't see fans in overcoats and furs at the Rose Bowl! Not MIchigan either, that stadium is not bowl shaped - it's rectangular. I wonder if my grandfather, Dan Kelly, Yale Class of '23, might be playing in the video. He played QB.

[Howardinbaltimore]

i did not watch all of the video

[closethippy2000]

I believe that is the yankee stadium bleachers as it existed in the 1920's

[rags847]

Every single person in that video is dead. Carpe Diem! While you can!

[travismpsu12]

this is very interesting. thanks for putting this up. i love football more than anything and i would love to see more of these clips. old school football is a beautiful thing

[wildtrain]

The Yale Bowl holds close to 90,000 - for the warly part of the 1900's it was the biggest in the country. Go Eli's!!

[FAZOOO]

thats the bowl ,alright . no doubt about it . i grew up on the other side of edgewood park,and id know that bowl anywhere. nice post!